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COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment in the Home: Navigating the Complexity of Donning and Doffing

Brian Kerley, Lana Tan, Denise Marshall, Cindy O’Neill, Anne Bialachowski and José Pereira
The Annals of Family Medicine September 2021, 19 (5) 405-410; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2667
Brian Kerley
1Niagara North Family Health Team, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
2Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
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Lana Tan
2Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
3Kitchener Waterloo Community Palliative Care Team, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
MD,CCFP(PC)
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Denise Marshall
2Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
4Niagara West Palliative Care Team, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
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Cindy O’Neill
5Infection Prevention and Control Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Ontario, Canada
MLT, ART, CIC
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Anne Bialachowski
6Infection Prevention and Control Program, St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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José Pereira
2Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
7Pallium Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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vol. 19 no. 5 405-410
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2667
PubMed 
33589431

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication August 11, 2020
  • Revision received November 23, 2020
  • Accepted for publication December 3, 2020
  • Published online September 13, 2021.

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  1. Brian Kerley, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP1,2,
  2. Lana Tan, MD,CCFP(PC)2,3,
  3. Denise Marshall, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP2,4,
  4. Cindy O’Neill, MLT, ART, CIC5,
  5. Anne Bialachowski, RN, BN, MS, CIC6 and
  6. José Pereira, MBChB, CCFP(PC), MSc, FCFP2,7⇑
  1. 1Niagara North Family Health Team, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
  2. 2Division of Palliative Care, Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  3. 3Kitchener Waterloo Community Palliative Care Team, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
  4. 4Niagara West Palliative Care Team, Grimsby, Ontario, Canada
  5. 5Infection Prevention and Control Program, Hamilton Health Sciences, Ontario, Canada
  6. 6Infection Prevention and Control Program, St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  7. 7Pallium Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR José Pereira, MBChB, CCFP (PC), MSc, FCFP David Braley Health Sciences Centre 100 Main Street West, 2nd Floor Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8P 1H6 jpereira{at}mcmaster.ca

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